The Surya Dev (Sun God) is driven in a one wheeled chariot pulled across the heavens by seven horses depicting the seven days of the week. Charioteer is Aruna believed to be the redness that accompanies the sunlight in dawn and dusk.

Also known as Tapi, she is revered as a Goddess in Hinduism. The origin of river Tapti can be traced to an ancient story, according to which during a fight between Tapti and her sister Yamuna, they both cursed each other to take the form of rivers.

[ River Tapti - daughter of Sun God ]

A very renowned poet-saint of Gujarat, Narsinh Mehta (also known as Narsi Mehta or Narsi Bhagat) was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna. His devotion was such that the marriage of his daughter was performed by the Lord Himself!

nice writeups that help us to plan, it would be also nice to give some tips about any hotel and special food and restaurants in that location...your blog is inspiring , people like us love to have all information we need to travel from a trusted source like you

@ SatyaThanks for your valuable suggestions and feedback. So glad you like my blog and find it useful to plan your travels. I have tried to give information about the hotels or the places where I have stayed. I also have a seperate post in each of my trips on the local cuisine based on my personal experiences.

So nice to have you visit gallimaufry, Arti! I have enjoyed the spiritual side to your blog here, as well as a glimpse into India. There is a poem I think you would like called God's grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins:

"The world is charged with the grandeur of God ... it will flame out, like shining from shook foil, it gathers to a greatness like the ooze of oil, crushed."

I was wondering if you would be interested in guest blogging on my blog. It is a collection of my travels and the travels of my guests. If you scan the site you can see that now almost 100% of the posts are from guests. Lately I’ve been finding many people interested in guest posting.

The blog receives about 2000 visitors a day and that number is steadily growing.

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